Regulatory

9.01.17

Brett Wilson LLP and partners recommended in Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories

The prestigious Legal 500 directory has again listed Brett Wilson LLP as a leading firm in the fields of reputation management, white collar crime/fraud and general crime. The 2016 edition of the directory was published on 14 September 2016.  This is the fifth consecutive year that Brett Wilson LLP has featured in the directory. Additionally, partners Iain Wilson and Nick…

22.12.16

High-Yield Investment Scheme Warning for Solicitors

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’) have reiterated their warning that firms should not become involved in the running of High-Yield Investment Schemes.  The notice follows five matters heard before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (‘SDT’) since October 2016.  One of the most recent cases is that of Mr Mandeep Dhariwal, an equity partner of Lawcommercial Trading…

29.11.16

Brett Wilson Criminal, Fraud and Regulatory Law Blog launched

Brett Wilson LLP has launched a blog dedicated to criminal law, fraud and regulatory matters. The blog, which can be found here contains articles on the latest developments in these areas. Topics covered by the blog include general criminal law, white-collar crime, FCA proceedings, disciplinary proceedings/appeals, civil fraud and confiscation/the Proceeds of Crime Act. In addition to new…

26.09.16

Struck off 'Harry Potter' solicitor fails in his bid for a rehearing

Alan Blacker, the colourful solicitor-advocate who was struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) in July following a two-day hearing (which he did not attend), has failed in his bid for a rehearing and ordered to pay a further £7,500 in costs. Mr Blacker, who uses the title Lord Harley of Counsel, initially faced eight…

DLA Piper partner fined for offensive email exchange with Premier League client

Nicholas West, partner of international law firm DLA Piper, has been find £15,000 by the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal (‘SDT’) for engaging in lewd and offensive emails with a representative of his client, the Premier League, in a case in which the line had been blurred between the solicitor and client’s and social relationships. Mr West’s conduct came…

31.08.16

Malpractice Case: Dentist struck off following 22,000 patient recall  

The General Dental Council’s (‘GDC’) Professional Conduct Committee has struck off dentist Desmond D’Mello after finding against him on 55 allegations of malpractice.  Mr D’Mello ran the Daybrook Dental Practice in Gelding, Nottinghamshire, and was reported in June 2014 by a whistleblower for poor levels of cleanliness and lack of hygiene. Secret footage was taken…

28.08.16

When does a professional blunder become a homicide?

An optometrist who missed ‘obvious signs’ of a lethal build-up of fluid on a boy’s brain has been convicted of manslaughter at Ipswich Crown Court and sentenced to a two year term of imprisonment, suspended for two years pending 200 hours of unpaid work under a Supervision Order. Vincent Barker, 8, died five months after…